Manual

NOTE: An SMC2582W-B can have up to 6 WDS links to other APs or wireless bridges.

Fig. 40.Wireless Distribution System settings.

To enable a WDS link:

3. Specify the MAC address of the AP or bridge at the other end of the WDS link.

4. Select the corresponding Enabled check box.

For example,assume you want two SMC2582W-Bs with MAC addresses 00-02-65-01-62-C5 and 00-

02-65-01-62-C6 to establish a WDS link between them.On SMC2582W-B 00-02-65-01-62-C5,set

the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00-02-65-01-62-C6 and on SMC2582W-B 00-02-65-01-62-C6,set

the peer MAC address of port 1 to 00-02-65-01-C5.

TIP: Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram,so that you know how an AP

is connected to other peer APs or wireless bridges by WDS.

TIP: Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram,so that you know how a bridge is

connected to other peer bridges by WDS.See the following figure for an example

network-planning diagram.

Fig.41.Sample wireless bridge network topology.

WARNING: Don’t let your network topology consisting of wireless bridges,Ethernet

switches,Ethernet links,and WDS links contain loops.If any loops exist,packets will

circle around the loops and network performance will be seriously degraded.